# Sync-in

> Sync-in is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the file sync & storage category. File storage, syncing, sharing, and collaboration with real-time editing, permission management, and desktop/CLI clients. It has 1,789 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and ships a Docker image.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Sync-in/server |
| Website | https://sync-in.com/ |
| Demo | https://sync-in.com/docs/demo |
| GitHub stars | 1,789 |
| Forks | 143 |
| Open issues | 12 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Nodejs, Docker |
| Categories | File Sync & Storage, File Managers, Groupware & Calendars |
| Commits, last 12 months | 756 |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Latest release | v2.5.2 (Sep 21, 2026) |
| Created | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: self-hosted, cloud-alternative, collaboration, collaborative-editing, dropbox, file-server, file-sharing, file-storage, file-sync, full-text-search

## Install

Sync-in ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/Sync-in/server for the image name and environment variables.

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